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What’s Changed? Market slow down Inventory Buyers have many choices Staging is more important than ever Buyers are more demanding Two income households Home must be in move in condition www.preferredstaging.com

Market slow down

Inventory

Buyers have many choices

Staging is more important than ever

Buyers are more demanding

Two income households

Home must be in move in condition

What Does This Mean? Sellers must prepare their homes Go beyond the traditional carpet cleaning and paint touch-up Update interior and make the exterior stand out Do not leave any task to the home buyer De-Personalize and De-Clutter Buyers need to see the home, not your treasures By removing all but the essential furnishings, you create the appearance of more space www.preferredstaging.com

Sellers must prepare their homes

Go beyond the traditional carpet cleaning and paint touch-up

Update interior and make the exterior stand out

Do not leave any task to the home buyer

De-Personalize and De-Clutter

Buyers need to see the home, not your treasures

By removing all but the essential furnishings, you create the appearance of more space

The Internet Is Everything Majority of searches for new homes start online Listing photos must show your home in top condition to get buyers interested www.preferredstaging.com

Majority of searches for new homes start online

Listing photos must show your home in top condition to get buyers interested

Top Preparation Projects Lighten & brighten Clean & de-clutter Landscape Stage home for sale www.preferredstaging.com

Lighten & brighten

Clean & de-clutter

Landscape

Stage home for sale

Return on Investment Staged homes sell faster Quicker Sale Better Sale Price Reduced carrying costs Staging your house is always less expensive than the first price reduction. Greater than 100% return www.preferredstaging.com

Staged homes sell faster

Quicker Sale

Better Sale Price

Reduced carrying costs

Staging your house is always less expensive than the first price reduction.

Greater than 100% return

Don’t Take Our Word For It Staging provides a greater return on investment HomeGain Staged homes sell times faster Kiplinger Staged homes spend less time on the market Quicken Staging results in faster sale USA Today Few shoppers get beyond their first impression Money www.preferredstaging.com

Staging provides a greater return on investment HomeGain

Staged homes sell times faster Kiplinger

Staged homes spend less time on the market Quicken

Staging results in faster sale USA Today

Few shoppers get beyond their first impression Money

What De-Cluttering Can Do www.preferredstaging.com

Neutralizing Colors www.preferredstaging.com

Creating a Point of Interest www.preferredstaging.com

Vacants are Impersonal www.preferredstaging.com

Upgrade the interior www.preferredstaging.com

Yes, this is the same room www.preferredstaging.com